Daily Archives: 8 September 2016

University of Western Australia: Lecturer English and Cultural Studies (Creative Writing) – Call For Applications

University of Western Australia
Faculty of Art – School of Humanities
Lecturer – English and Cultural Studies

Work type: full-time
Location: Crawley

2-year appointment commencing 7 February 2017
Salary range: Level B $93,182 – $110,654 p.a.

The University of Western Australia (UWA), a member of the prestigious Group of Eight research-intensive universities, is ranked amongst the top Australian universities and among the top 100 universities in the world.

The Creative Writing program at the University of Western Australia is part of the discipline of English and Cultural Studies and the School of Humanities. It consists of units at all undergraduate levels and has a nationally and internationally recognised record of excellence in creative writing education and creative production, including the publication of Masters and Doctoral work supervised within the program. Creative Writing at UWA has productive relationships with local, national and international writing communities and a partnership with the literary journal Westerly, published at UWA since 1956.

We are seeking an individual with strong leadership qualities, vision and energy to direct the Creative Writing program.

The successful applicant will have highly developed skills in teaching Creative Writing and will be responsible for the development of curriculum and teaching materials in this area.

The appointee is expected to have a demonstrated active research and publication output, particularly creative research in the form of published creative writing.

To be considered for this role, you will demonstrate:

  • PhD in Creative Writing, Literary Studies or equivalent.
  • National recognition in Creative Writing.
  • Ability to develop, coordinate and teach undergraduate units in Creative Writing.
  • Ability to develop, coordinate and teach postgraduate units in Creative Writing.
  • Ability to attract research funding and build research collaboration.
  • Ability to supervise Honours and Postgraduate Students.
  • Commitment to pursue the best educational practices and to implement institutional goals.
  • Ability to relate well to staff and students at all levels and evidence of a commitment to equity and diversity principles.

Further information about English and Cultural Studies at the University can be found at http://www.humanities.uwa.edu.au/home/english-and-cultural-studies.

Closing date: Wednesday 28 September, 2016.

For full details and to apply, please visit: http://external.jobs.uwa.edu.au/cw/en/job/496818/lecturer-english-and-cultural-studies-ref-496818

Gender and Medieval Studies Student Essay Prize 2016 – Call For Applications

The Gender and Medieval Studies Group offers a postgraduate student essay prize, which is awarded at the GMS conference in January each year. The competition is open to students at all levels including those who will be completing their degree in the coming year.

Essays should be between 4,000 and 6,000 words in length (including notes) and should engage with questions of gender and/or sexuality in the Middle Ages. Essays should follow a recognised academic referencing system (such as MHRA), should include a bibliography and all images should be captioned.

Submissions from postgraduates working within any discipline in the field are encouraged.

The prize gives free registration to the GMS conference (held every January at a different UK institution) for two years (2017 and 2018) and a contribution towards UK travel costs to the conference. In 2017 the conference will be on Gender, Places, Spaces, Thresholds and will be held at Canterbury, Christchurch University (12th-15th January).

The winning essay will also be considered for publication in the academic journal Medieval Feminist Forum, run by the Society for Medieval Feminist Scholarship (SMFS).

There may be years when no prize is awarded, depending upon submissions in any given year.

Electronic submissions should be submitted to Isabel Davis (i.davis@bbk.ac.uk) by November 21, 2016.